If you haven't already seen it there is a great article in The Economist about the generation of British statisticians that cut their intellectual teeth during World War II.
Finland fact of the day
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Nearly half of Finns now identify with the political right, according to a
new survey by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA), marking a record
hi...
Attention is All You Need
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One of my foundational theoretical commitments is that the technology of
reading and writing is neither natural nor innocuous. Media theorists
McLuhan, Pos...
Call for paper 8th Workshop Economics & Politics
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There’s a call out for the 8th Workshop Economics and Politics, which will
be held at Sciences Po Grenoble, on December 16-17, 2025. The workshop’s
aim is ...
Local elections 2025 summary
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By Stephen Fisher, 2nd May 2025. Here’s what we know at 20.31, after 22 out
of 23 councils, 1388 out of 1399 wards/divisions, 6 out of 6 Mayoralties,
and 1...
The new silent majority
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[image: The new silent majority]
The term silent majority, in both the UK and US, was once used for voters
who were socially conservative and also, it wa...
Resonators and kindred frauds
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Googling ‘bioresonance therapy’ produces a large number of hits. One of
the first comes from the Oxford Chiropractic Clinic, which says
“Bioresonance is o...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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